Recently the market for men's jewellery has sky rocketed and there has been a surge of interest focussed on men's engagement rings also. This trend illustrates how much the jewellery market is changing and growing at the moment.
The trend for men's engagement rings is certainly a development of the new generation, years ago men would not always choose to opt for a wedding ring let alone an engagement ring. This new trend signifies how times are changing.
The new generation of men are much more likely to opt to wear jewellery anyway and so it would seem unusual for men to not wear wedding rings now. The idea of wedding rings is to symbolise the commitment and love between the husband and wife, the urge to symbolise this earlier on in the relationship through mutual engagement rings is becoming more and more popular.
The concept of engagement rings being worn by both men and women can be seen as quite a big movement for equality. Moving away from the old representation that engagement rings had- showing that the wife to be was committed to her partner and therefore 'off the market' so to speak. By both partners wearing engagement rings the partnership seems much more level and equal.
Platinum and Titanium are typically the materials of choice for men's engagement rings and often diamonds are placed on the band of the ring itself. The rings tend to have a slightly less perfect finish to them in comparison to women's rings.
Being directly involved with the design of the ring is frequently something more and more people want to partake in. Rings are often echoing the style of the women's ring and personalised to the taste of the couple.
Recently celebrities such as David Beckham have been seen showing a big interest in jewellery prompting a lot of media attention in the field of men's jewellery. Jewellery is now seen as a great gift for both men and women, lots of designers now showcase designs for both men and women.